Month: June 2021

On June, 4th, 2021, FAPBM warmly welcomes a new Executive Board and two new members inside its Board of Trustees [1]. The newly elected members of the Executive Board are: Ny Anitry Ny Aina (Nanie) RATSIFANDRIHAMANANA, as President of the Board Ratafika DIMBINDRAIBE, as Vice-President of the Board Fredy RAJAONERA ANDRIAMBELO, as Treasurer.   The incoming members of the Board of Trustees, co-opted for a renewable 4-year term, are: Bruno Tsing Yat RAJASPERA[2], Director of Community Resource Support of Conservation International – Madagascar; Fredy RAJAONERA ANDRIAMBELO[2], Deputy Director-General of Chocolaterie Robert. In accordance with the governance rules of FAPBM, this series of co-optations took place following the end-of-term of two trustees, namely Sahondra RAJOELINA, former President, and Naritiana RAKOTONIAINA. After 2 years at the Presidency of the Board of Trustees, the outgoing President, and Country Director of Conservation International – Madagascar, recalled, with emotion during the handover ceremony, the values …

The Foundation for Biodiversity and Protected Areas of Madagascar (FAPBM) is committing to a grant of USD 2,735,722 for the Madagascar Protected Areas System (MPAS) for 2021. This grant will be used to: Cover recurrent operating costs, local development and conservation activities of 36 protected areas (through among others annual grants), Respond to emergencies that threaten biodiversity and conservation in protected areas (through the Special Intervention Funds), Strengthen the capacity of new protected areas (through the Support Fund for Strengthening in New Protected Areas), Finance an offset program in one (1) protected area, Finance the extension of marine protected areas within the MPA GEF 6 project (Global Environment Facility – Marine Protected Areas). The MPAS is severely suffering from the health restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, which is likely to last in 2021. Indeed, tourism is one of the major sources of revenue for protected areas. The financial …

Conservation International, as a Global Environment Facility Partner Agency, signed a Financing Agreement for an endowment fund of USD 4,5 million in favour of the capital of the FAPBM. The annual revenues from this capital will provide sustainable financing to 5 protected areas in the Boeny region. The 5 protected areas that will receive funding are: Ankarafantsika National Park (managed by Madagascar National Parks, MNP), the Bay of Baly National Park (managed by MNP), the Mahavavy Kinkony Complex (managed by Asity), the Antrema Biocultural Site (managed by the Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle, MNHN), and the Bombetoka Beloboka Site (managed by Development and Environmental Law Center, DELC). Spanning over 580,000 hectares, these 5 protected areas of Boeny, given the diversity of their natural habitats (dry forests, lakes, mangrove swamps, Bismarkia savannah and marshes), are home to an outstanding biodiversity and offer ecosystemic services to the Region’s population. The rivers, for example, …